DocumentCode
3533642
Title
As2 S3 microspheres with near absorption-limited quality factor
Author
Vanier, Francis ; Bianucci, Pablo ; Godbout, Nicolas ; Rochette, Martin ; Peter, Yves-Alain
Author_Institution
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
fYear
2012
fDate
6-9 Aug. 2012
Firstpage
45
Lastpage
46
Abstract
We present As2S3 microsphere optical resonators made out of high purity fiber. The quality factor is the highest reported to date for a nonlinear glass, nearly corresponding to the absorption attenuation value in the fiber.
Keywords
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; holey fibres; micro-optics; microcavities; nonlinear optics; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; optical resonators; As2S3; absorption attenuation; high purity fiber; microsphere optical resonators; near absorption-limited quality factor; nonlinear glass; Absorption; Glass; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optimized production technology; Q factor; Chalcogenide glass; Microsphere; Optical resonators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Banff, AB
ISSN
2160-5033
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1511-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OMEMS.2012.6318794
Filename
6318794
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